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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
COILA HILL Coila Hill
Coila Hill
Coila Hill
James Weir
Robert Weir
George Findley
036 A hill on the farm of Borland Mains the property of General Campbell on which is the Site of a Cairn and Supposed Site of a Roman Camp. -
CAIRN (Remains of) [Coila Hill] Site of Cairn
Site of Cairn
Site of Cairn
James Weir
Robert Weir
George Findley
036 There is one large Stone still left of this cairn the Occupiers James and Robert Weir State that when the Stone wall was erected about 13 chs. [chains] East of Cairn the greater part of the Stones were Carted to build the Same this was done during the lifetime of the present Authorities, the large Stone named marks the Centre of Cairn which was a large one.
There was a rude piece of pottery discovered Containing dust when the Stones were removed but nothing else the Urn or pig as the Authorities call it is now lost Sight of. -

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